Budhivanta (translation:
Intelligent) (also known as
Buddhimanthudu in
Telugu) is a 2008
Kannada language film starring
Upendra and
Pooja gandhi in the lead role. It was directed by Ramnath Rigvedhi. It is a remake of the
Tamil film
Naan Avanillai. It was released on 26 September 2008. The film was supposed to be released on Upendra's birthday, 18 September 2008, but because of the delay in censor certification, the release date got postponed to 26 September 2008. It became the highest grossing Kannada film of 2008 and turned out to be a much bigger hit than the original
Naan Avanillai. Upendra's performance in 7 different roles and his dilogue delivery was praised by the critics and the audience.